Pakistan stocks fall on economic worries - Forbes
Pakistan’s stock market plunged to an eight-month low Friday after the central bank hiked interest rates and fueled investor anxiety over the country’s mounting economic and financial problems. The benchmark KSE 100 Index tumbled 647.11 points, or 4
Refresh Your Retirement Plans Now - Wall Street Journal
For investors nearing retirement, the continuing stock-market turmoil should sound an alarm: Give your retirement accounts a thorough checkup sooner rather than later. Most investors have a tendency toward inertia with their savings; they make an
European stocks slip on oil worries - News.com.au
EUROPEAN stock markets closed sharply lower overnight, hit by weak US housing data and persistent concerns over the inflation risk of soaring oil prices, dealers said. They stated sentiment had improved Thursday as oil came off record highs above
Stocks open lower ahead of home sales figures - Chicago Tribune
NEW YORK - Stocks fell in early trading Friday as investors awaited a report on existing home sales and adjusted their portfolios ahead of the three-day holiday weekend. The National Association of Realtors is expected to report that existing home
Bond prices slide on inflation fears - International Herald Tribune
HONG KONG : Japanese government bond prices dropped on Friday, pushing yields to their highest in nine months, after fears of rising inflation pummeled U.S. Treasuries despite a slight dip in oil prices from record highs. Stocks in Japan rose
U.K. Stocks Drop, Led by Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton; Diageo Falls - Bloomberg
Might 23 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks dropped, led by Rio Tinto Group, BHP Billiton Ltd., and Xstrata Plc. Diageo Plc, the maker of Crown Royal liquor, fell after Cazenove lowered its recommendation to “underperform” from “in-line.” The FTSE 100
How Thinking Costs You - Washington Post
Princeton psychologist Daniel Kahneman won a Nobel Prize for integrating his field of study into economics. (By Jon Roemer — Associated Press) Four months ago, judging myself to be the next Warren Buffett , I logged on to my Charles Schwab account
Stocks make modest gains as oil retreats - Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK - Wall Street steadied itself Thursday after two sessions of steep declines, rebounding moderately as oil prices stepped back from their frenetic upward run. Oil set another trading record overnight — moving above $135 per barrel — then
Stocks fall as oil prices stir economic worries - Seattle Times
Stocks have resumed their steep decline after rising oil prices raised worries that strained consumers will pare their spending and injured the overall economy. Soaring crude prices also gave stocks a huge loss for the week, with the Dow Jones
Nikkei Rises on Weaker Yen, Wall St. Gains - JCN Newswire
Tokyo, May 23, 2008 (Jiji Press) - The key Nikkei average extended gains on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Friday as a pause in crude oil prices’ record-setting run overnight boosted U.S. stocks and the dollar against the yen. The 225-issue Nikkei average
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